Friday May 30th, SACC-Georgia arrange a Luncheon with the Swedish Parliament Member Göran Montan, at the Georgia State Capitol.

Members of SACC-Georgia got a unique opportunity to attend a guided tour of the Capitol and a VIP reception with Mr. Göran Montan, the Honorary Consul of Sweden in Georgia Mr. Mikael Norin, and other legislators prior to the luncheon.

Sweden and the other Nordic countries were declared by the Economist Magazine to be the best governed countries in the world.
Göran Montan, Member of the Moderate Party in the Swedish Parliament, told the story of the resurgence of the non-socialist, moderate, center-right party and how they dealt with and avoided the financial meltdown that overwhelmed most other European Countries.

On Monday May 12th, SACC-Georgia participated in the European Social Mixer, hosted at the Beautiful Rooftop of Glenn Hotel Downtown Atlanta. The turnout was great with about 140 people whom attended the event. The different chambers that participated represented the following countries; Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Sweden.

The Consulate of Sweden in Atlanta and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce-Georgia will together host an event in celebration of the National day of Sweden on Friday, June 6th. The event will be held at the beautiful, historical Magnolia Hall in Piedmont Park, Atlanta.
In 1916, June 6th officially became the Swedish Flag Day, but it wasn’t until year 1983 that the 6th of June became the official National Day of Sweden. In 2005, June 6th was recognized as an official public holiday, which makes it, by the Swedish parliament, the most recent established public holiday in Sweden.

The event is a great opportunity for the Swedish-American community to celebrate both Swedish heritage and the long historical bonds between Sweden and Georgia. Guests will get the opportunity to network with invited diplomats from the Atlanta Consular Corps, representatives from local and state government as well as the Atlanta business community.

The event is organized in cooperation with SWEA and Vasa Order Atlanta, two of the major Swedish cultural organizations in Atlanta. The evening will include a welcome speech by the Honorary Consul of Sweden, Mr. Mikael Norin, as well as the presence of other dignitaries.

In addition to networking the evening will offer catered food, refreshments and musical entertainment. More than 150 guests from the Swedish-American community are expected at the event. The Consulate of Sweden in Atlanta and The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Georgia are proud to announce that North Point Volvo is the official platinum sponsor of the event. The event is open to the public, Non-Members are $30 and RSVP is required.
For more information please contact SACC-Georgia at 770-670-2480 or visit www.sacc-georgia.org.

Monday April 14th SACC-Georgia was very excited to get to show some extra appreciation for its members; old members, current members but also potential members and supporters of the chamber.

The evening was a great success with around 60 guests, whom enjoyed an evening of networking, Swedish-inspired finger foods, refreshments etc. SACC-Georgia’s Chairwoman Christina Searles Tai held the welcoming remarks, followed by speeches by Board members Gary Bruce (Chair Elect SACC-USA) and the Swedish Honorary Consul Mikael Norin. Elekta’s Evelyn Collazo held a short speech telling the guests more about what Elekta does.

Once again we want to give thanks to all the guests that came out and joined us for this evening, and special thanks to our members and Signature sponsors Partnertech and Elekta (who were kind enough to host the event for us in their beautiful newly built Learning & Innovation Center).

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The first Wednesday every month SACC-Georgia together with DACC invites our members, friends and contacts to join us for an informal Happy Hour event at Fado Irish Pub.

Yesterday, April 2nd, the weather finally decided to cooperate with us, and we got to enjoy the beautiful weather at Fado’s rooftop patio together with a great group of people. Thank you all for meeting up with us, we will see you again at the same place a month from now!

Commissioner Karel De Gucht heads the European Union’s Trade Agency and as the EU’s Chief Negotiator is leading negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the US Government. He is visiting Atlanta to promote the TTIP and raise awareness of its possible benefi ts to the Georgia and Southern US economy.

Commissioner De Gucht was previously Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and also led the EU’s Economic Development Agency.

The tradition continues.. Come and join us for an informal Happy Hour together with our Nordic neighbor, Danish-American Chamber of Commerce.
Food and drinks are at your own expense but special arrangement with Fado’s allows us to purchase selected appetizers for $4 before 8pm.